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Theology without Metaphysics: God, Language, and the Spirit of Recognition
Kevin W. Hector
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paperback. Introduces a novel approach to post-metaphysical theology, developing an alternative account of language and its relation to God. Series: Current Issues in Theology. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRLB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 424. God, Language and the Spirit of Recognition. Series: Current Issues in Theology. 312 pages. Introduces a novel approach to post-metaphysical theology, developing an alternative account of language and its relation to God. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRLB. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 8. Weight: 424.
One of the central arguments of post-metaphysical theology is that language is inherently 'metaphysical' and consequently that it shoehorns objects into predetermined categories. Because God is beyond such categories, it follows that language cannot apply to God. Drawing on recent work in theology and philosophy of language, Kevin Hector develops an alternative account of language and its relation to God, demonstrating that one need not choose between fitting God into a metaphysical framework, on the one hand, and keeping God at a distance from language, on the other. Hector thus elaborates a 'therapeutic' response to metaphysics: given the extent to ... Read more
One of the central arguments of post-metaphysical theology is that language is inherently 'metaphysical' and consequently that it shoehorns objects into predetermined categories. Because God is beyond such categories, it follows that language cannot apply to God. Drawing on recent work in theology and philosophy of language, Kevin Hector develops an alternative account of language and its relation to God, demonstrating that one need not choose between fitting God into a metaphysical framework, on the one hand, and keeping God at a distance from language, on the other. Hector thus elaborates a 'therapeutic' response to metaphysics: given the extent to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Current Issues in Theology
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521279703
SKU
V9780521279703
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About Kevin W. Hector
Kevin Hector is Assistant Professor of Theology and of the Philosophy of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His essays have appeared in Modern Theology, the International Journal of Systematic Theology, the Scottish Journal of Theology, the Journal of Religion and Expository Times.
Reviews for Theology without Metaphysics: God, Language, and the Spirit of Recognition
'Well worth £17.' Church Times 'This is an important and rich book, manifesting sophistication and learning in spades.' The Expository Times '… one of the best books of philosophical theology in the last decade.' Scottish Journal of Theology